Transition Metals

Some transition metals can be made out of a lot of different things. For example nails are made out of iron and there are some traces of iron in tap water. Silver can be made out of jewelry and silverware. Also golf clubs are made out of titanium and some jewelry is made out of titanium too.

Transition Metals are in the periods 4-7 and groups 3-12. They consist of Iron, Silver, Titanium, Cobalt, Gold, Copper, Nickle, Zinc, Manganese, Rhodium, Mercury, Tungsten, and many more! There are over 30 Transition Metals! Transition Metals are ductile and malleable, and conduct electricity and heat. The interesting thing about transition metals is that the electrons they use to combine with other elements, are in more than one shell. Which is the reason they often exhibit several common oxidation states. There are three noteworthy elements in the transition metals family. These elements are iron, cobalt, and nickel, and they are the only elements known to produce a magnetic field. The elements are very hard with high boiling and melting points! The Transition Metals are the largest group in the periodic table. They contain many of the most well known metals such as gold, silver,and titanium.

Transitioning metals are solids. 3 physical properties of this group are they have a high melting point, they have a high boiling points, and they are good electrical conductors. 3 chemical properties of this group are they are less easy to oxidize than group I and II metas, less chemically active than group I and II metals because electrons get lost easily (strongly attached to the nucleus), and low chemical reactivity (placed lower down in activity series of metals compared to group I and II metals.